SPECIFIC STEPS: Step 1: Draw the character sketch on paper, I drew a fox; Step 2: Trace along the outline lines of the character with paint dipped in water, the edges then appear as if the ink is naturally blurring; Step 3: Wait for the paper to be half dry and tear off the excess paper, taking care to be gentle. Step 4: Wait for the picture to dry completely for detail painting. The ‘lamao’ process-the traditional Chinese ink ‘lamao’ paper-cutting animation is a branch of paper-cutting animation that emerged in the late 1970s, combining ink blotting techniques with traditional Chinese paper-cutting techniques to create a unique form of paper-cutting art.
I really like the giraffe, it’s so lovelyA visit to the Natural History Museum in London has helped me a lot in carving animal skeletons and blocks, the museum has a very large number of animal skeletons on display, giraffes, dinosaurs, mammals, insects, fish, birds etc.I am very deficient in animal carving and often struggle to grasp and skilfully draw the movement patterns of animals. The blue whale skeleton in the museum’s nave was so huge that I was shocked, and at the same time I gained a better understanding of the size of various animals, and the giraffe skeleton was so tall that I learned about the inner support after removing the muscle tissue. I really learnt a lot on this trip to the museum and will visit again next time.Some animal painting exercises
Today I made a clay animation, I made a little love story of two fish, this is my first time using clay, it feels difficult to shape at first contact, it needs to be softened by the warmth of the hand, I guess it is oil based clay because the nature of oil based clay is to soften with heat, use some tools for character making, at the same time the same character or limb parts may have to be made two and more, this is to prepare for the shooting afterwards.
I prepared a number of spare lights with different sized bodies and fish heads, and also made some water ripples.
The process of making my clay character and the soundtrack.
